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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Roc Around the Clock''}}
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{{Story Infobox
  
{{Story Infobox
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| mainimage= Roc grabs Shag and Scoob.png
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|image=[[File:Placeholder|250px]]
  
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| titlecard= Roc Around the Clock title card.png
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|publishedby=[[DC Comics]]
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| publisher= [[DC Comics]]
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|releasedate=November 2000
  
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| published= September 2000
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|partof=[[Scooby-Doo! issue 40 (DC Comics)|''Scooby-Doo!'' #40]]
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| partof= [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue 40|''Scooby-Doo'' #40]]
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|pages=12
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| pages= 10
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|writer=[[John Rozum]]
  
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|pencils=[[John Delaney]]
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| writer= [[John Rozum]]
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|inks=[[Dave Cooper]]
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| pencils= [[John Delaney]]
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|colors=[[Paul Becton]]
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| inks= [[Dave Cooper]]
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| colors= [[Paul Becton]]
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|letters=
  
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| letters= [[Naghmeh Zand]]
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|editing=
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| editing=
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|previous=''[[The Chocolatier Chortled!]]''
  
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|next=''[[Ghost Tour]]''
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| previous= ''[[The Chocolatier Chortled!]]''
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| next= ''[[Ghost Tour]]''
 
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'''Roc Around The Clock''' is a story in ''[[Scooby-Doo! issue 40 (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo! #40]]'' by [[DC Comics]].
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'''''Roc Around the Clock''''' is a story in [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics) issue 40|''Scooby-Doo'' #40]], by [[DC Comics]].
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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[[Mystery Inc.|The gang]] faces a giant mythical bird.
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[[Mystery Inc./biographical account of comic appearances|The gang]] faces a giant mythical bird in a clock tower.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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''Insert details here.''
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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* [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
  
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* {{MIincomics}}
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* [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
  
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* [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
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** [[Scooby-Doo/biographical account of comic appearances|Scooby-Doo]]
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* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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** [[Shaggy Rogers/biographical account of comic appearances|Shaggy Rogers]]
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* [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
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** [[Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances|Fred Jones]]
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** [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Daphne Blake]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley/biographical account of comic appearances|Velma Dinkley]]
   
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'''Supporting characters:'''
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==Villains==
  
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* [[Old woman (Roc Around the Clock)|Old woman]] {{Only}}
   
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'''Villains:'''
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==Suspects==
  
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* [[Thief (Roc Around the Clock)|Thief]] {{Only}}
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* [[Roc]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|accomplice's disguise}}
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* Accomplice {{Only}}{{NL}}
   
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'''Other characters:'''
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===Culprits===
  
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* Police officers {{Only}}{{NL}}
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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* Town
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** Various antiques shops
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** Clock tower
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** Library
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==Objects==
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* TBA
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==Vehicles==
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* [[Mystery Machine|The Mystery Machine]]
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==Suspects==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Suspect
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! Motive/reason
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| [[Old woman (Roc Around the Clock)|Old woman]]
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| Sinisterly told the gang about the giant bird.
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| Male victim
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| He had strange black stains on his hands.
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|}
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===Culprits===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Culprit
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! Motive/reason
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| A [[Thief (Roc Around the Clock)|thief]] poses as the male victim<br />His accomplice as the [[Roc]]
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| To steal items from the antiques shops.
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|}
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* TBA
   
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==Reception==
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===Reprints===
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* [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (DC Comics) issue 53|''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'' #53]] (January 2015).
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Plot: Scooby and the gang unmask atypical Mr. Haneys in two adventures.
  
   
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===Coloring mistakes===
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* None known.
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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* None known.
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==Reception==
 
Thank the cosmos! After last issue, I thought the world had stopped making sense. Scooby-Doo regains its bark and its bite.
  
Thank the cosmos! After last issue, I thought the world had stopped making sense. Scooby-Doo regains its bark and its bite.
   
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Why a Roc, you may ask? The answer for the inspiration floats in Shag's and Scoob's exchange. Naturally, it's not a real Roc. The formula to Scooby-Doo has always been to provide a rational explanation for seemingly supernatural events. It's the element that distinguished Scoob's and the gang's adventures from every other cartoon. No accident that the only super-heroes who guest-starred on the canonical shows were Batman and Robin the only heroes who would work in the real world. The motive and the method of the Roc satisfies and regarding the bird's construction ingenious. Not a hologram, folks.
  
Why a Roc, you may ask? The answer for the inspiration floats in Shag's and Scoob's exchange. Naturally, it's not a real Roc. The formula to Scooby-Doo has always been to provide a rational explanation for seemingly supernatural events. It's the element that distinguished Scoob's and the gang's adventures from every other cartoon. No accident that the only super-heroes who guest-starred on the canonical shows were Batman and Robin the only heroes who would work in the real world. The motive and the method of the Roc satisfies and regarding the bird's construction ingenious. Not a hologram, folks.
   
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John Delaney, Dave Cooper and Paul Becton provide the plumage, and though the delectable Daphne is shamefully neglected, the chase is exciting, and the bird is Hanna-Barbera styled serious. The dramatic shading and shadows emphasize the elements of the mystery and give the book a foundation in reality.
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John Delaney, Dave Cooper and Paul Becton provide the plumage, and though the delectable Daphne is shamefully neglected, the chase is exciting, and the bird is Hanna-Barbera styled serious. The dramatic shading and shadows emphasize the elements of the mystery and give the book a foundation in reality.<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/96924178244906.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
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<ref>Ray Tate in [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/96924178244906.htm Line of Fire Reviews]</ref>
  
   
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<references/>
  
 
==Quotes==
  
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==References==
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[[Category:DC Comics stories]]
  
[[Category:DC Comics stories]]

Revision as of 08:30, 28 March 2019

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Roc Around the Clock is a story in Scooby-Doo #40, by DC Comics.

Premise

The gang faces a giant mythical bird in a clock tower.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Thief (only appearance)
  • Roc (only appearance)(no lines)(accomplice's disguise)
  • Accomplice (only appearance)(no lines)

Other characters:

  • Police officers (only appearance)(no lines)

Locations

  • Town
    • Various antiques shops
    • Clock tower
    • Library

Objects

  • TBA

Vehicles

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Old woman Sinisterly told the gang about the giant bird.
Male victim He had strange black stains on his hands.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
A thief poses as the male victim
His accomplice as the Roc 		To steal items from the antiques shops.

Notes/trivia

  • TBA

Reprints

Coloring mistakes

  • None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • None known.

Reception

Thank the cosmos! After last issue, I thought the world had stopped making sense. Scooby-Doo regains its bark and its bite.

In the first story, Scoob and the gang while searching for an anniversary gift for Daphne's parents find themselves between a Roc and a hard place. The presence of the mythical bird makes for a nice change from the usual faux spectral hauntings, and Mr. Rozum feathers this particular nest with extremely subtle writing.

Why a Roc, you may ask? The answer for the inspiration floats in Shag's and Scoob's exchange. Naturally, it's not a real Roc. The formula to Scooby-Doo has always been to provide a rational explanation for seemingly supernatural events. It's the element that distinguished Scoob's and the gang's adventures from every other cartoon. No accident that the only super-heroes who guest-starred on the canonical shows were Batman and Robin the only heroes who would work in the real world. The motive and the method of the Roc satisfies and regarding the bird's construction ingenious. Not a hologram, folks.

John Delaney, Dave Cooper and Paul Becton provide the plumage, and though the delectable Daphne is shamefully neglected, the chase is exciting, and the bird is Hanna-Barbera styled serious. The dramatic shading and shadows emphasize the elements of the mystery and give the book a foundation in reality.[1]

Quotes


References

  1. ↑ Ray Tate in Line of Fire Reviews
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